Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1629 A Frail Fate

"My turn, draw a card."

Dartz picks out a card from his hand and inserts it into the back row of the Duel Disk.

"I'll first set a card to my back row, then activate that card."

He then revealed another card in his hand: "Ritual Spell 'Orichalcos - Ritual of the Mirror'!"

Ritual magic appeared in the back row, and he then threw out another monster card. The monster card projected an image of a demon with sharp claws, surrounded by purple flames, which burned into points of light in a bizarre ritual. The points of light then reassembled into a giant multifaceted prism.

"The Ritual of the Mirror can be performed by tributes from the hand and monsters on the field whose combined Level is up to 6 or higher, to Ritual Summon 'Mirror Knight' from the Deck!"

Darz said.

"I Ritual Summon 'Geb the War God' from my hand as a Level 6 Tribute, and Descend from my Deck—"

"—The Mirror Knight calls!"

[Mirror Knight's Call, Attack Power 0 → Attack Power 500] (Orichalcos Barrier Amplification)

Dartz: "The effect of Mirror Knight's Call: When this card is Special Summoned, you can Special Summon as many 'Mirror Knight Tokens' as you can on your field."

Bakura said, "Oh? You have four empty monster zones on your field, so you can summon four tokens."

“No,” Dartz said. “Orichalcos’s barrier also has another effect. That is, as long as I’m in this barrier area, my monster zone and magic trap zone can be used interchangeably.”

In other words, my Spell & Trap Cards can be face-down on the monster slots in the front row, and conversely, my monsters can be summoned to the Spell & Trap Zone in the back row.

Bakura Ryoko: "So you have a total of ten monster zones."

“Good. 'Mirror Knight Call' is currently occupying one slot, and I have a Faceless Void card in my back row, so there are a total of eight monster slots remaining.”

Darz said.

"Therefore, a total of eight 'Mirror Knight Derivatives' will be summoned in the remaining eight areas!"

The multifaceted prisms immediately began to flash, each facet reflecting the knight's image. Eight beams of light shot out from the eight mirrors, landing in one of the empty areas of the field, transforming into European knights dressed in medieval-style armor.

[Mirror Knight Derivative, Attack Power 0 → Attack Power 500] x8 (Orichalcum Barrier Amplification)
"Wow, it summoned nine monsters at once, that's terrifying."

Bakura tilted his head to examine the dozen knights that had suddenly appeared on the field, then laughed.

"You know what? If you used this technique in other dimensions with different summoning methods, the effect would be much better than it is now."

Dartz: "What are you talking about?"

"Sorry, I forgot you're just a poor wretch with a limited perspective. It's alright, you can continue," Bakura said.

Although she couldn't understand what he was saying, Dartz became increasingly dissatisfied with his arrogant attitude.

Dartz continued, "Although these Mirror Knight derivatives have 500 attack points, these are only the power from the barrier. The knights' original attack power is 0."

But just as their names suggest, each knight is a mirror; anyone who faces them is facing themselves, and you are no exception.

Dartz gave a mysterious little show of bravado and waved his hand, saying, "I'm going to activate the effect of the second barrier, 'Orichalcohol Aura,' again this turn!"

Once per turn, I can recover Life Points equal to 500 times the number of monsters I control. Currently, including Mirror Knight's summoned form, I control a total of nine monsters. Therefore, I recover a total of 4500 Life Points!

【Darz, LP7900→LP12400】 "Over 10,000 HP, wow, that's impressive." Bakura said.

“The real challenge begins now,” Dartz said calmly. “In the battle, I’ll use one of the ‘Mirror Knight Derivatives’ to attack the ‘Dark Armed Dragon’!”

With only 500 attack power, the Mirror Knight bravely drew his sword, stiffly leaped forward, and slashed the longsword, which flashed with a cold silver light, at the Dark Armored Dragon.

“A self-destructive attack, huh? Interesting,” Bakura said. “Then, Dark Armed Dragon, fight back.”

The Dark Armored Dragon opened its mouth, unleashing a dark vortex. But in that instant of attack, the dragon's image was clearly reflected on the shield in the Mirror Knight's hand. The silver shield, like a shimmering mirror, reflected the dragon's menacing phantom.

Dartz: "When a 'Mirror Knight Token' battles an opponent's monster, its ATK becomes the same as the monster's ATK during the battle, only during the battle."

[Mirror Knight derivative, Attack Power 500 → Attack Power 2800]

Bakura: "To perish together?"

“No.” Dartz chuckled. “The shield in the hands of the Mirror Knight derivative can once replace the destruction of the original in battle.”

With a loud crack, the knight's shield shattered into pieces, scattering across the ground.

In more formal terms, each Mirror Knight token comes with a "mirror counter" upon entering the battle. When a token is destroyed in battle, the counter can be removed instead of the token being destroyed.

Furthermore, the Ritual Monster "Mirror Knight Call" has the ability to give a counter to all tokens on the field that currently have no counters, once per turn.

In other words, all derivatives gain an extra life each turn instead of being destroyed in battle.

“Now your field is completely empty,” Dartz said. “Mirror Knight derivative number two, attack directly!”

Although the Knight itself has 0 attack, it gains a 500-point bonus through the barrier. While this attack power isn't high, Dartz now has a total of nine monsters with 500 attack on the field, including the Ritual Monster itself, so attacking them all would result in a total output of 4500.

As the saying goes, "Many ants can kill an elephant," even small fry can be wiped out in one hit with nine consecutive strikes.

Dartz: "First sword!"

The sword light slashed across Bakura's chest, as if a transparent sword aura surged and penetrated it.

[Bakura, LP3000 → LP2500]

"Feel the power of fate, and be forgotten by history before that vast torrent!" Dartz said, "The second sword!"

As he spoke, the second knight had already drawn his sword.

Just when it seemed that they had reached a critical moment of life and death, Bakura lowered his head, hummed a few times, and then threw his head back and laughed loudly.

Dartz frowned: "What's so funny?"

“Because it’s really funny. Because you seem to genuinely believe that this is how you can beat me.” Bakura laughed. “If this is what you call destiny, then it’s far too cheap.”

As he spoke, he snapped his fingers.

"Activate the face-down card, Trap Card 'Flashbang'!"

Endless flashes of light erupted from the trap, so intense that Dartz instinctively raised his hand to shield himself. The knight, who was trying to draw his sword and advance, was forced to stagger back.

"The flashbang can only be activated when the opponent's direct attack passes through it," Bakura said. "It forces this turn to end!"

(End of this chapter)